Heading back to Santa Cruz from Davenport, #2872 has the cement loads and coal empties in tow as it approaches Scaroni Rd. At the time, SP would not allow six axle power past Santa Cruz so the cr... (more)

Returning to Ely from Keystone. It is amazing this operation still survives under it's inept management.

At Big Horn on the way to Sublette. The track in the foreground is the West leg of the wye.

Westbound freight leaving Red Hills.

Along the Deschutes River at South Junction

Made up mosly of old SP equipment, the Fun Train is Westbound at Gold Run. AMTK 110 had originally been SP 6446. Most of the cars were part of the original "Daylight".

Former Granite Rock Company #10, now part of the California State Railroad Museum, makes a guest appearance on the Niles Canyon Railroad as part of their Steam Fest 2007.

#2142 Is turning off Pulaski St. and onto Erie Ave in Service on SEPTA's #53 line in April of 1985. Shortly after this photo was taken, the 53 became "temporary bus" but four years later SEPTA tor... (more)

#315 has reached the first significant trestle outside of Antonito as it heads for Osier on a "moonlight" dinner trip

The end of the SP was just a few days away as SD40M #8645 led a Westbound freight at Boca. #8645 and the unit directly behind it were actually the Truckee Helper having been added to the train out... (more)

Along the Feather River at Camp Layman

The Westbound mid-week Reno Snow Train passing thru Yuba Gap. The 2004 season would mark the end of Amtrak's use of the P32's on this train, replacing them with the newer P42's.

The UP, on the former SP shot from the CP. Which means I was standing on the original CP right of way as UP844 heads for California

Mt. Shasta in the background as part of a photo runby

Coming out of the Royal Gorge at Parkdale, the train passes some of the dozens of rafts heading into the canyon. The locomotive was once owned by the CNW and sold by the UP to the CCRG.